type="main" xml:lang="es" <title type="main">Resumen</title> <p>Este artículo analiza el impacto del turismo nacional e internacional en el proceso de crecimiento económico para 179 regiones europeas. El análisis econométrico se basa en un marco de regresión de crecimiento espacial en el que la tasa del PIB per cápita...</p>

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of various proximity dimensions on the innovative capacity of 276 regions in Europe within a knowledge production function model, where R&D and human capital are included as the main internal inputs. We combine the standard geographical...

D<sc>ettori</sc> B., M<sc>arrocu</sc> E. and P<sc>aci</sc> R. Total factor productivity, intangible assets and spatial dependence in the European regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The aim of this paper is to analyse the determinants of the efficiency levels across the European regions. Firstly, a regression-based measure of...

type="main" <title type="main">ABSTRACT</title> <p>As Europe is currently characterized by huge disparities in the economic performance of “old” and “new” states, we investigate whether this is the result of local agglomeration—specialization and diversity—externalities. Our spatial econometric analysis focuses...</p>

This article investigates the role played by public capital in increasing the productivity levels in Italy. For construction of the regional series for the public capital stock over the period 1996 to 2003, the study benefits from the use of the rich dataset on public expenditure, recently...

The competitive strategies and performances of firms in the industrialized countries are increasingly based on assets like the inventions of new processes and products, the improvements in employee skills and product image. These factors, labeled as "intangible capital," represent a key...